i INTRODUCTION
i Lexington is the center of the famous “Blue Grass Region
of Kentucky," metropolis of Central Kentucky and county seat of
` Fayette County. It is located on a broad plateau, in the greatest
farming and pure-bred stock section in the United States. A
slight undulation furnishes natural drainage.
The hub of a great system of railroads, interurbans and high-
gg ways. Five trunk-line railroads, with 46 passenger trains daily;
' four interurban lines, tapping every section of Central Kentucky,
and a network of fine highways make Lexington a trading center
for 500,000 people within a radius of 50 miles.
` A Mecca for thousands of tourists the year round. Located ..
on the Dixie Highway, jackson Highway, National Midland
Trail and Atlantic-Pacific Highway, trans-continental routes, and
the Boone Wfay.
g Fayette County, with more than 375 miles of asphalt and
  macadam roads, has the finest system of highways in the State
L of Kentucky. ·
" A rapidly growing tobacco manufacturing center. Natural
i facilities for manufacturing, assembling and distributing are re-
sponsible for the location of many industries of varied nature in
Lexington.
Q Greatest loose leaf tobacco market and burley producing sec-
. tion in the world; 18 sales warehouses, with total capacity for
Q handling 10,000,000 pounds per week.
l Center of the greatest horse breeding country in the world, L
» the most noted stock raising region in the country and the great-
est producing center of saddle and fancy harness horses in the
g world.
i Lexington has the finest trotting track in the world and
offers the largest purses. The oldest running track in the coun-
try is also located at Lexington. Two running meets are held
1 each year, in addition to the world-famous annual trots. The
il two tracks net an income to Lexington of $2,000,000 yearly.
, Lexington is the center of Eastern Kentucky oil develop-
it ment, with an animal average production of $25,000,000 Head-
i quarters for operating companies and Kentucky Oil Men’s Asso-
jg , ciation.
  Lexington is the headquarters for the U. S. Remount Pur-
€, chasing Department, Eastern Zone, covering 21 states east of the
Q Mississippi River; the Federal Vocational Training Department,
[ the VVar Risk Insurance Bureau and the U. S. Public Health Ser-
€ vice for Eastern Kentucky.
i ` Headquarters for Eastern Kentucky coal producers; outlet
{ for fields that produce most of annual State production of 30,-
_ 000,000 tons.
fyi _ Greatest Blue Grass seed market in the world and one of the
IP five hemp producing sections of the country.
  Distributing center for large wholesale trade over Central,
r < Eastern and Southern Kentucky, Tennessee and \Vest Virginia.
g r Annual income from this source, $25,000,000, in addition to
  $10,000,000 brokerage trade. V\’holesale products are dry goods,
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